Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
Authors: Michael W. Asten*, Alan Yong, Sebastiano Foti, Koichi Hayashi, Antony Martin, William J. Stephenson, John F. Cassidy, Jacie Coleman
Date Published: September 2019
Number of Pages: 4
Abstract:
The blind trial studies conducted for the 2006 3rd International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology (Grenoble, France) and the 2015 Intercomparison of Methods for Site Parameter and Velocity Profile Characterization (InterPACIFIC) Workshop (Turin, Italy) evaluated the utility of microtremor array methods for characterizing seismic site conditions. These studies used a multiplicity of arrays but left an open question as to whether (and under what) conditions might sparse (low-cost) arrays be technically sufficient for the task. Similar questions arise when designing arrays for use in mapping cover thickness or buried high-velocity layers in mineral exploration.